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Dr.
Berish Strauch, chairman of the Department of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Montefiore
Medical Center, has developed a modified version
of
body contouring procedure for patients who
undergo some kind of
weight loss surgery. He calls
it Circumferential abdominoplasty - it is more
extensive than a
standard tummy tuck, and involves
additional operating room time, more blood loss
and increased recovery time. After recovery,
typically three months later, further body
contouring procedures are considered such as
brachioplasty (trimming underarm 'wings') as well
as thigh,
face,
neck and back lifts.
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According to Dr.
Strauch, "A traditional
abdominoplasty (tummy
tuck) is insufficient for these patients, who
after this kind of extreme weight loss require a
special operation called a circumferential
adbominoplasty, a type of complicated, mid-body
lift, which we have modified." "We
trim excess skin from the stomach, thighs and
buttocks in one operation, rotating the patient
carefully on the operating table during the
surgery," Dr. Strauch said. "At a later date, we
perform plastic surgery on other areas of the
body. This staged approach improves the patients'
quality of life, has wonderful esthetic results
and has proven to be safe and effective."
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